Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Heng
Swee Keat, DPM Heng announced the launch of the Maritime and Port
Authority of Singapore's (MPA) '[email protected]', a digital Portal
for One-stop Regulatory Transactions, which is Singapore's
maritime single window system that will serve as a one-stop
portal for maritime regulatory and port services transactions.

It will be developed in two phases: Phase 1 - users can obtain
approval for all arriving and departing ships from three public
agencies - MPA, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority and
the National Environment Agency - through a single portal. The
portal will consolidate up to 16 separate forms into a single
application. This is expected to save the shipping industry an
estimated 100,000 man-hours annually.

[email protected] will also have data exchange with port community
systems such as Portnet and Jurong Port Online to receive
relevant information including declaration on dangerous goods
(DG) operations at the port terminals. The trial, which has
started since 1 October 2019 for more than 10 companies, will be
progressively rolled out to the industry from December 2019.

Phase 2 - the system will be enhanced to also serve as a single
digital shopfront for booking terminal and marine services,
facilitating just-in-time (JIT) operations for optimal vessel
passage planning within Singapore port. These enhancements are
expected to be operational from 2021.

DPM Heng Swee Keat outlined how the global maritime industry
could take collective action for the future, including renewing
the commitment to rules-based multilateralism, advocating
maritime sustainability and fostering greater digital
connectivity within the maritime value chain.

He encouraged global maritime leaders to take greater collective
action to drive digitization and sustainability.

Ms Quah Ley Hoon, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
Chief Executive said: "The operating environment ahead for the
maritime industry will be defined by three trends - digitization,
disruption and decarbonisation. The unprecedented pace of change
we face today would affect maritime trade flows, transform
business models and impact our collective commitment to
sustainability. These demands present the global maritime
community with opportunities to come together and cooperate on
these issues."